Posted on 10/11/2006 2:35:42 PM PDT by freedom44
Tehran, 11 Oct. (AKI) - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has held an emergency meeting after reports that US nuclear powered aircraft carrier Eisenhower was moving towards the Persian Gulf. Khamenei met on Tuesday night with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and, the head of the Iranian army and the revolutionary guards corps Pasdaran, Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, along with advisors to Khamenei.
During the talks, Iranian online daily Roozonline reports, participants discussed the possibility of a US military attack and the consequences of potential sanctions on Iran.
According to Roozonline, Khamenei stressed the need to present a united Iranian front to the international community.
The Eisenhower is expected to reach the Persian Gulf on 21 October while another US aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, will also be allegedly close to the Iranian coasts. The Enterprise was employed in 2001 by the United States to bomb Afghanistan after the September 11 terror attacks on the US.
According to Baztab, a website controlled by the Pasdaran, "the United States is gaining positions in the sea and countries close to Iran in case the Pentagon wants to launch an attack on the Islamic Republic."
According to Baztab, the US has already drafted a plan to attack Iranian nuclear plants and its military installations by sea and air.
US president has not ruled out the possibility of a military attack against Iran if it continues to pursue its nuclear programme which it fears is aimed at building nuclear weapons. Washington is currently pressing the Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran for its repeated refusal to halt sensitive nuclear work.
Baztab also said that "if the presence of US navy ships in the Persian Gulf turned into a real threat for the Islamic Republic then the region's oil pipeline would explode, as would mines in the Hormuz Strait (a key shipping route for oil) when oil tankers pass through so as to make the price of oil double or triple."
Iran is the world's fourth largest crude oil producer.
Don't worry Cindy, our people know what they are doing.
Not so.
A few wars, and countless deaths have been prevented from no more than the emotional effect of the sight of one of our carriers sitting on the horizon.
Kind of a "Do you feel lucky, punk?" kind of thing.
Are there any battleships with those tubes in active service?
I usually don't respond to DNC talking points but in this case here goes.....
Taking out Iran's nuclear capabilities and establishing fledgling democracies in Iran's border neighbors is essential for GLOBAL peace, not just good for the US.
Europe is at risk but unable to respond as vehemently as we can because they have such a huge population of Muslims.In order to prevent uprisings they have to exhibit restraint. BUT THEY ARE AT RISK.
Israel is absolutely at risk of extinction but unable to properly respond due to the media villification it endures every time it tries to defend itself against Hezbollah, or Hamas, or the Palestinians, ALL SATELLITE MILITIAS OF IRAN. For that you can blame libs and the UN as well as radical politically correct types who will eventually cause the destruction of Western Civilization just to prove they care for the "little guy" (the little guy who wants us dead BTW).
Whether you like it or not we are the world police. It is a responsibility that comes with being the Superpower and be assured that we are the only Superpower in history that uses it's power for good in this world. The only one who rebuilds country's after wars and makes them better countries. (Ask Germany and Japan about the long term effects of war with the US. My guess is that they will feel it was positive in the long run for their people). Rest assured that history has proven it was good for US to go into those countries too. As well as a righteous cause at the time.
Asking anyone here why we should go to war to overthrow the crazy mullah theocracy in Iran is like seeing a gunman go into a preschool and saying "Why shouldn't we let him go in there, my kids don't go to this school".
Arrives at the end of October, eh?
Surprise!!
Reminds me, must watch again soon!
"Rules of Engagement" great movie... screenplay by James Webb. Running against George Allen
We have tried isolationism and guess what it failed..
Baztab also said that "if the presence of US navy ships in the Persian Gulf turned into a real threat for the Islamic Republic then the region's oil pipeline would explode, as would mines in the Hormuz Strait (a key shipping route for oil) when oil tankers pass through so as to make the price of oil double or triple."
Translation, don't hassle us or we'll kill this puppy.
After we win the election there will be no reason to hold back any more.
A cut and run conservative....
They're already there.
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